Repository:
University of California, Irvine. Library. Special Collections and Archives.

Irvine, California 92623-9557

Abstract: This material comprises unbound galley proofs (201 pages on 104 leaves) of Richard Ford's second novel. Each sheet but two
contains holograph corrections in Ford's hand, some grammatical, some textual, and some quite extensive. Many of these changes
were incorporated into the final text of the book.

Language:
English.

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

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Acquisition Information

Purchased in 2000.

Processing History

Processed by William Landis in 2000.

Biography

Richard Ford is a writer of fiction, including the novels
The Sportswriter (1986) and
Independence Day (1995), the latter of which earned him both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1996. He was born in 1944 and
received his M.F.A. from the University of California, Irvine in 1970.

Collection Scope and Content Summary

This material comprises unbound galley proofs (201 pages on 104 leaves) of Richard Ford's second novel. Each sheet but two
contains holograph corrections in Ford's hand, some grammatical, some textual, and some quite extensive. Many of these changes
were incorporated into the final text of the book.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.